Of important note, Beatrice is also a town of artists. Beatrice has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Beatrice’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Beatrice telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Overall, Beatrice’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Beatrice has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Beatrice has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Beatrice than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Beatrice may be for you.
One of the benefits of Beatrice is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.27 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, Beatrice doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
